Great details on the uniforms! Most interesting one in the video in my opinion has to be the 1945 Northern Philippines surrender uniform. By the end of the war, the Japanese had been driven to the mountainous regions of the northern Philippines after being defeated by Filipino and American forces so it makes sense that the quality of their uniforms would have degraded by then, most notably with their footwear. Fun Fact: General Yamshita gave his surrender in the northern Philippines if I recall correctly.
My father was there in Northern Luzon as a combat medic in the 63d Infantry of the 6th Infantry Division. He didn’t talk about his experiences there or in New Guinea. A terrible war for both sides.
My nephew's grandfather was in the U.S 6th Infantry Division and saw action in New Guinea and the Philippines. Ended the war fighting in Northern Luzon. Reportedly, never talked about his combat experiences (like most WW2 combat veterans) and did not like it when my nephew would play with army figures or play with sticks as guns when he was a kid.
@@jefesalsero I understand. I was all Gung Ho about joining the Army to be a “hero” when I was in junior and senior high school. My Dad humored me by taking me to surplus stores etc. one day I got too enthusiastic. He pulled the car to the side of the road and said, “when you are holding what’s left of your friend in a ditch you won’t feel like a hero.” As a medic he had a few of those experiences. Sobered me up. I found a photo of him in a tent with some buddies on the Sixth Division website. He was about 23-24 years old. I learned to be kind to older men from that time on because you never know what their past life was like.
@@ericsissenwein3601good dad. wish i had him in my family. I am quite interested in ww2 history but as far as i know, my mother's side of the family didnt have anyone participate in the war, due to him having a disability of not having the pointer finger( is it a disability when you lose it in an accident?) My father's side apperently had a medal, but since my father's hometown was washed away by the 2011 tsunami, I never had a chance to see it. I did visit their graves, which i remembered perfectly to make sure I can go there when my father passes, and show it to my children, If i ever have any.
My Grandgather was a guerilla in the USAFIPNL and fought against the IJA in Northern Luzon Philippines, where Gen. YAMASHITA eventually surrendered. Now I can see in detail what a Japanese soldier looked like in his stories. Thank you.
Since the Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s, the Japanese military has gained notoriety for its abuse of prisoners of war. First of all, the cause of the massacre in Nanjing was that among the citizens of Nanjing, the remnants of the Chinese army were hiding. Even Chinese soldiers who surrendered without resistance were often slaughtered because they were lazy to deal with it, and human experiments using prisoners of war were conducted without hesitation. This was the same during the Pacific War, when the prisoners were transported by boat at the first Wake Island battle since the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the prisoners were immediately decapitated just because they stood up without permission. In addition, after the Battle of the Philippines, U.S.-Philippine prisoners were captured on a large scale, and they marched hundreds of kilometers without food or water, killing 10,000 people due to starvation or summary disposal of losers. This is the famous Vatan death march. At this time, it is said that the prisoner was stabbed with a bayonet because the bullet was a waste and was summarily disposed of.
@@Kimjongun999 They were worse than the Germans, if that can be considered possible. And most don't know about the crimes in the Pacific theater, including the experiments that put Mengele to shame. Evil leaders and easily manipulated population, we should always question authority and refuse criminal orders.
WOW Great video! Finally a series of videos on Japanese imperial uniforms, very interesting, I hope you continue, maybe even with the uniforms of the officers. Great!!
Phenomenal. Kudos to your re-enacting efforts. I have a number of Arisakas -- I love the rifle -- so I am thrilled to see the entire kit IJA soldiers used.
now America Japan Philippines Taiwan Indonesia Malaysia Vietnam south Korea Australia is ready for war to China Russia ang north Korea 😁...I love you Japan 😍
HI excellent and extremely detailed videos on the military uniforms of the Japanese Imperial Army; I hope you can also show the uniform of japanese officers and marines. thank you very much
My late father's Japanese Army outfit in war against French garrison in Vietnam could be seen in this video clip. I was really impressed and it reminded me of my long deceased father. Thank you !!
Yeah I know right? Imperial Japan doesn't get as much show as their third reich counterpart. I love the unique history behind the Imperial Japanese Army, and some of the weapons used by them facsinate me. I especially love Japanese tanks. Though some may say they were tin cans, thing you have to remember is they designed them to be ISVs rather than be used against other tanks. They were good for their main purpose essentially.
These videos are fantastic. I'd like to see one regarding the personal kit items: haversack,tacoashi, and how they were typically packed. In particular, for the tropical campaigns.
Excellent video, very informative, I have a question, is that how the Japanese soldier’s were supposed to left face? 0:29 in the osaka training exercise you move both feet at once leaning back on your heels. 2:42 in the French indochina you seem to move the right foot inwards first and then sort of fumble to the rest. 3:14 Hong Kong seems to be the same as Osaka, leaning back and moving both feet at once. 4:40 same with the imperial guards lean back and move both feet 6:56 here at the surrender you seem to get the right face (at least for an American) right, using the left foot to pivot on the opposite heel and bring it back to center after the movement is complete Sorry to nit pick, great video, if you need help on (American) drill movements I can help you out in a reply. A left face and right face are just the drill terms for looking left or right. I’m not sure how immersed you are in the terminology.
I take it that the mess-kit was a copy of the German's mess-kit......however it seems to be a copy of the German's WW1 style, it was slightly bigger than the WW2 model. Great video......nice to see IJA uniforms finally getting some love. Any chance of a video on navy uniforms?
Indeed it is, a lot of equipment such as the backpack, shelter half, bread bag, and mess kit were copies of German 1880s equipment adapted for Japanese use.
@@hattorihan7503 Hello, do you have an idea if the Japanese 1898 mess kits are rare? It is a prewar mess kit so it does not have any of the wartime markings, but it has the Osaka arsenal marking. I'm from Philippines and I got a 1898 mess kit, its a bit smaller than the standard ww2 Japanese mess kit.
Excellent video, very well presented. I hope you can add both Navy and Army paratrooper impressions, and also Imperial Navy marines uniforms also in the future. Great job overall!
Was wandering if early type of the army tunic was still used in the tropics during the island hopping campaigns. Many thanks, future IJA reanactor Sanjuro
There’s no exact year or designation for the shirt as the Japanese had locally produced undershirts made in the Philippines during the occupation. The trousers are just Type 98 trousers.
What's with the white shirts in French Indochina, Bataan and Singapore? Were the soldiers allowed to go in their undershirts or is there another reason for them? Planning to paint some IJA miniatures and it'd be great to know the reason!
This was an awesome video! Good detail put into creating these various uniforms that a IJA soldier would wear. Keep up the great work! Glory to the Emperor!
Extra points and sincere props for the surrender impressions. Not a lot of reenactors want to go with that look, but it's as much part of the impression as any early war outfit.
Interesting and accurate，but it will be more impressing if your channel can make more army uniform from different period of imperial Japan like Boshin war (1868) South West war (1877) or Russo-Japanese war (1904-1905)
We wish we could, but a lot of items prior to the Showa period is very rare and it is hard to find reproductions for them. Although we are working on creating a Russo-Japanese War uniform.
Not only the details is exellent, but you are also showing how the japenese moral is going down. Like at the starting of the video the soldier carry he's rifle on his shoulder and perform military march. At the end, it just very sloopy
What's the name of the thing that goes on the hat like straps like mainly for tropical and sun protection or just for looks it's at 5:00 also what are those shoes they would be so uncomfortable in North Philippines time 7:22
Уважаемые японцы,снимите пожалуйста ролик про бомбардировку Хиросимы и Нагасаки которую совершили американцы без какой либо надобности,у вас канал исторический,надо помнить свою историю
For me the the most interesting one was from the battle of Hong Kong because I use to live there and when I was there I use to go the coast defense museum and it would go in the history of the battle of Hong Kong and the bunker and such and as well it has got to be the best video for the subject thank you for content
props to that guy for going through the whole war to show us the uniforms he wore
こういう装備の移り変わりの動画、イギリス軍とかドイツ軍の動画は見た事あるけど日本軍のものは見たことなかったからありがたい、
Great details on the uniforms! Most interesting one in the video in my opinion has to be the 1945 Northern Philippines surrender uniform. By the end of the war, the Japanese had been driven to the mountainous regions of the northern Philippines after being defeated by Filipino and American forces so it makes sense that the quality of their uniforms would have degraded by then, most notably with their footwear.
Fun Fact: General Yamshita gave his surrender in the northern Philippines if I recall correctly.
My father was there in Northern Luzon as a combat medic in the 63d Infantry of the 6th Infantry Division. He didn’t talk about his experiences there or in New Guinea. A terrible war for both sides.
My nephew's grandfather was in the U.S 6th Infantry Division and saw action in New Guinea and the Philippines. Ended the war fighting in Northern Luzon. Reportedly, never talked about his combat experiences (like most WW2 combat veterans) and did not like it when my nephew would play with army figures or play with sticks as guns when he was a kid.
@@jefesalsero I understand. I was all Gung Ho about joining the Army to be a “hero” when I was in junior and senior high school. My Dad humored me by taking me to surplus stores etc. one day I got too enthusiastic. He pulled the car to the side of the road and said, “when you are holding what’s left of your friend in a ditch you won’t feel like a hero.” As a medic he had a few of those experiences. Sobered me up. I found a photo of him in a tent with some buddies on the Sixth Division website. He was about 23-24 years old. I learned to be kind to older men from that time on because you never know what their past life was like.
i agree, those sandals look really uncomfortable tho
@@ericsissenwein3601good dad. wish i had him in my family. I am quite interested in ww2 history but as far as i know, my mother's side of the family didnt have anyone participate in the war, due to him having a disability of not having the pointer finger( is it a disability when you lose it in an accident?) My father's side apperently had a medal, but since my father's hometown was washed away by the 2011 tsunami, I never had a chance to see it. I did visit their graves, which i remembered perfectly to make sure I can go there when my father passes, and show it to my children, If i ever have any.
I already know changing each uniform was a nightmare... And congrats and this vid too! I hope I can make something similar to this in the future.
Certainly was, especially in hot and humid weather lol
@@hattorihan7503 im guessing wearing a summer cotton tunic was very hot.
I love to see people my age putting love and effort into re-enacting and preserving history
My Grandgather was a guerilla in the USAFIPNL and fought against the IJA in Northern Luzon Philippines, where Gen. YAMASHITA eventually surrendered. Now I can see in detail what a Japanese soldier looked like in his stories. Thank you.
Extremely amazing to see such a display of various uniforms. Thank you very much for making these.
Since the Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s, the Japanese military has gained notoriety for its abuse of prisoners of war. First of all, the cause of the massacre in Nanjing was that among the citizens of Nanjing, the remnants of the Chinese army were hiding. Even Chinese soldiers who surrendered without resistance were often slaughtered because they were lazy to deal with it, and human experiments using prisoners of war were conducted without hesitation.
This was the same during the Pacific War, when the prisoners were transported by boat at the first Wake Island battle since the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the prisoners were immediately decapitated just because they stood up without permission. In addition, after the Battle of the Philippines, U.S.-Philippine prisoners were captured on a large scale, and they marched hundreds of kilometers without food or water, killing 10,000 people due to starvation or summary disposal of losers. This is the famous Vatan death march. At this time, it is said that the prisoner was stabbed with a bayonet because the bullet was a waste and was summarily disposed of.
@@Kimjongun999 They were worse than the Germans, if that can be considered possible. And most don't know about the crimes in the Pacific theater, including the experiments that put Mengele to shame. Evil leaders and easily manipulated population, we should always question authority and refuse criminal orders.
Glad you survived the war, no shame in surrendering.
Really impressive stuff, thanks for making this video!
WOW Great video! Finally a series of videos on Japanese imperial uniforms, very interesting, I hope you continue, maybe even with the uniforms of the officers. Great!!
Excellent, very much appreciate the quality and detail provided.
I love your content. It's very hard to find videos for historical WW2 Imperial Japan uniforms and equipment.
Excellent. Thankyou so much for the download
Vielen Dank fuer das Video.
Great vid!
Phenomenal. Kudos to your re-enacting efforts. I have a number of Arisakas -- I love the rifle -- so I am thrilled to see the entire kit IJA soldiers used.
Excellent video so glad I found this. Thanks from Maryland 👌
Nice video
日本兵の装備の変遷は初めて見たから非常にありがたい！
now America Japan Philippines Taiwan Indonesia Malaysia Vietnam south Korea Australia is ready for war to China Russia ang north Korea 😁...I love you Japan 😍
Thanks a lot. It's a great job. Sincerely, from Siberia
What a superb display of history. Great job!!
"Surrender in Northern Philippines, September 1945"
Hiroo Onoda: "No, I think I won't"
HI
excellent and extremely detailed videos on the military uniforms of the Japanese Imperial Army; I hope you can also show the uniform of japanese officers and marines.
thank you very much
Snlf would be tricky because they had these gas mask they wore, they were not like the army ones. They wore them on their backs with straps.
Also, kind of sad there wasn't a "Surrender on Lubang 1974" impression 🤣
They can't do that because the uniform for that impression is very rare and hard to find XD
Excellent video. I’m not sure which I liked best. The uniforms or the music.
My late father's Japanese Army outfit in war against French garrison in Vietnam could be seen in this video clip. I was really impressed and it reminded me of my long deceased father. Thank you !!
Great video!
Congratulation it's awesome !
Cheers!
To add a little more detail, I think its a good idea to also show the different types of bayonets as the war progressed.
We need this channel
Please do Rikusentai next, they're my favorite Japanese fighting force
fantastic video you worked hard to make this video
英語は全く分かりませんがこの動画からHattori Hanさんの日本軍装備に対する愛を感じ、いち日本人として非常に感動いたしました。これからの動画も楽しみにしております。大日本帝国万歳!!
あなたは本当おもしろいですね🤣
Yeah I know right? Imperial Japan doesn't get as much show as their third reich counterpart. I love the unique history behind the Imperial Japanese Army, and some of the weapons used by them facsinate me. I especially love Japanese tanks. Though some may say they were tin cans, thing you have to remember is they designed them to be ISVs rather than be used against other tanks. They were good for their main purpose essentially.
@@idoobbberz_tv6676 They killed a lot of people
I like Ww1 to ww2 uniforms especially the 1917 British uniform and the 1941 Nazis
Was super cool ! Tanks to you for your great job !
Great vid keep up the good work
Even switched from type 38 to type 99 nice
Excellent video and work! Please keep going!
Tenno Heika Banzai!!!!!!
Where did you buy those uniforms btw?
EXCELENTE TRABAJO !!!! FELICITACIONES !!!! UN ABRAZO GRANDE DESDE REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA.!!!!
This video is a gem. Greetings from France !
素晴らしい動画でした！！
海軍陸戦隊（かいぐんりくせんたい）のユニフォーム姿もいつか見て見たいです
参考になります〜ありがとう😊
my fav uniforms of the whole war. Thank you for this video.
These videos are fantastic. I'd like to see one regarding the personal kit items: haversack,tacoashi, and how they were typically packed. In particular, for the tropical campaigns.
Rising Storm music was an excellent choice
Well done, Hattori San.
それは非常に詳細で役に立ちます。
Excellent video, very informative, I have a question, is that how the Japanese soldier’s were supposed to left face?
0:29 in the osaka training exercise you move both feet at once leaning back on your heels.
2:42 in the French indochina you seem to move the right foot inwards first and then sort of fumble to the rest.
3:14 Hong Kong seems to be the same as Osaka, leaning back and moving both feet at once.
4:40 same with the imperial guards lean back and move both feet
6:56 here at the surrender you seem to get the right face (at least for an American) right, using the left foot to pivot on the opposite heel and bring it back to center after the movement is complete
Sorry to nit pick, great video, if you need help on (American) drill movements I can help you out in a reply.
A left face and right face are just the drill terms for looking left or right. I’m not sure how immersed you are in the terminology.
great content
well done
So much information to finish my action figure
This is awesome.
Wow, amazing. That's a lot of attention to detail. Would love to see army aviation flight gear also.
Great video
We need more of these videos
Thank you for making this video. It’s wonderful to see these uniforms in such detail. For the puttees, do you say “kyahan” in Japanese?
ですね。
漢字では脚絆と書きます。
You play Rising Storm? The soundtrack is unmistakeable
I take it that the mess-kit was a copy of the German's mess-kit......however it seems to be a copy of the German's WW1 style, it was slightly bigger than the WW2 model.
Great video......nice to see IJA uniforms finally getting some love. Any chance of a video on navy uniforms?
Indeed it is, a lot of equipment such as the backpack, shelter half, bread bag, and mess kit were copies of German 1880s equipment adapted for Japanese use.
@@hattorihan7503 Hello, do you have an idea if the Japanese 1898 mess kits are rare? It is a prewar mess kit so it does not have any of the wartime markings, but it has the Osaka arsenal marking. I'm from Philippines and I got a 1898 mess kit, its a bit smaller than the standard ww2 Japanese mess kit.
@@georgebenta3435 Hi, send us a picture to our Facebook page and we can determine if it is. Link is in this video’s description
Good video, I liked it. 👍
I gotta love the different color shades of the Juban shirt, most notably the Khaki white, olive and green colors.
where did you purchase your uniforms from?
Excellent video, very well presented.
I hope you can add both Navy and Army paratrooper impressions, and also Imperial Navy marines uniforms also in the future. Great job overall!
Nice video guys, are you familiar of the Video game Rising Storm cuz the bgm are from that game
Was wandering if early type of the army tunic was still used in the tropics during the island hopping campaigns. Many thanks, future IJA reanactor Sanjuro
Me encanta mis favoritos son de 1942 a 1945 hasta me gustaría tener un con casco y gorra con tela atrás 🇯🇵👍
great stuff here
7:12 this scene is hilarious. Just looks like a farmer, haha.
I don't know if you have one but is there a way to do a video for the Japanese Naval Landing forces or Japanese marines? Love your Video's!
I like the japanese uniforms change in the Philippines campaign due to the jungle, mountainous fighting and hot, rainy season
I’m just curious, what’s the year or what are the shirt and trousers called for the Manila impression?
There’s no exact year or designation for the shirt as the Japanese had locally produced undershirts made in the Philippines during the occupation. The trousers are just Type 98 trousers.
man..... WOW this is amazing! Love the uniforms!
BANZAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Epic!
大日本帝国陸軍々装の変遷を紹介してくれて、ありがとう。
銃の担ぎ方とかピシッと決めている姿の回れ左は、違和感バリバリなのが残念でしたが、満州やシベリアは凄く良い雰囲気でした。
What's with the white shirts in French Indochina, Bataan and Singapore? Were the soldiers allowed to go in their undershirts or is there another reason for them? Planning to paint some IJA miniatures and it'd be great to know the reason!
Question, your shovel or E-tool, it looks like it is in two pieces. Or is it a one piece ?
This was an awesome video! Good detail put into creating these various uniforms that a IJA soldier would wear. Keep up the great work! Glory to the Emperor!
Extra points and sincere props for the surrender impressions. Not a lot of reenactors want to go with that look, but it's as much part of the impression as any early war outfit.
I love this
Banzai your channel is great 👍
6:40 is where it starts to get emotional
Wdym? That's the best part.
素晴らしいです。ただ、一つ欲を言えば、百式機関短銃を装備した義烈空挺隊も見たかったです。
What kind of helmet is thehelet you wore in the thirdequipment introduction？
Peleliu is the only one I’m most familiar with you guys should’ve added Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
The uniforms in Iwo Jima/Okinawa would have been practically the same as Peleliu
Interesting and accurate，but it will be more impressing if your channel can make more army uniform from different period of imperial Japan like Boshin war (1868) South West war (1877) or Russo-Japanese war (1904-1905)
We wish we could, but a lot of items prior to the Showa period is very rare and it is hard to find reproductions for them. Although we are working on creating a Russo-Japanese War uniform.
@@hattorihan7503 i was hpoing maybe wed get to see what uniform soldiers wore on Okinawa
Excelent guys! Where are you from?
Not only the details is exellent, but you are also showing how the japenese moral is going down. Like at the starting of the video the soldier carry he's rifle on his shoulder and perform military march. At the end, it just very sloopy
First off, amazing channel. But what are the shoes you are wearing in the Shanghai uniform from 1937?
The Japanese Army issued two types of jika tabi shoes, the “split toe” variant and the “single toe” one. Both can be seen being used concurrently
@@hattorihan7503 and those were usually seen used more than standard boots during Shanghai?
@@Bane2TuffAtBall Leather boots would be the norm. Jika tabi are a secondary form of footwear used for specific situations
@@Bane2TuffAtBall I’ve seen equal use of it in Shanghai.
Very useful, thanks. Which bag is it at Bataan march ?
服部さん、ぜひ、（もしこの動画で使われたもので、特注品や、自家製のもの以外で、アマゾン、その他で買えるものがありましたら、ぜひそのリンクをコメント欄にいただけたら、本当にうれしいのですが、どうでしょうか？
Very patriotic..well done friend
What's the name of the thing that goes on the hat like straps like mainly for tropical and sun protection or just for looks it's at 5:00 also what are those shoes they would be so uncomfortable in North Philippines time 7:22
Уважаемые японцы,снимите пожалуйста ролик про бомбардировку Хиросимы и Нагасаки которую совершили американцы без какой либо надобности,у вас канал исторический,надо помнить свою историю
Any plans for SNLF kit?
ありがとう
I like how the music turns dark when it reaches the South China uniform, lol.
Very epic
This is the only channel I found for now that dedicated to WW2 Imperial Japanese military items.
Can you please do a special chapter on 軍隊手牒 ? Thanks.
Where can i find more videos like this?
For me the the most interesting one was from the battle of Hong Kong because I use to live there and when I was there I use to go the coast defense museum and it would go in the history of the battle of Hong Kong and the bunker and such and as well it has got to be the best video for the subject thank you for content
Music from game Red Orchester rising storm......I super love it!
Any more vids being developed?
Love all the details you provided, I believe Chinese PLA's uniform are deeply affected by Japanese emperor army.